
	Description
	The head and thorax are bluish-green. The male abdomen is black with yellow bands. The female abdomen is black with white bands.

	Size
	Total length: ⅜″ to 7 ⁄16″

	Similar Species
	Bicolored striped sweat bee is the only Agapostemon in which the female also has a striped abdomen. Silky agapostemon (Agapostemon sericeus) female abdomen is similar to the thorax, bright metalic green to bluish-green, not banded.


	Habitat



	Biology
	Season
	April to October

	Behavior


	Life Cycle


	Larva Food


	Adult Food


	Distribution
			Sources 4, 7, 24, 27, 29, 30, 82.
	10/27/2022

	Occurrence
	Common


	Taxonomy
	Order	Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
	Suborder	Apocrita (narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
	Infraorder	Aculeata (ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
	Superfamily	Apoidea (bees and apoid wasps)
	Epifamily	Anthophila (bees)
	Family	Halictidae (sweat bees)
	Subfamily	Halictinae (sweat and furrow bees)
	Tribe	Halictini
	Genus	Agapostemon (striped sweat bees)
	Subgenus	Agapostemon

	Synonyms


	Common Names
	bicolored striped sweat bee metallic green bee sweat bee


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	Alfredo Colon



	Very iridescent !



	Dan W. Andree

	I think it is a Bicolored Sweat Bee... it was on a prairie flower in Norman Co. Mn. early July 2021


	Margot Avey




	Evan Holmes

	Metallic green bee Saw the metallic green bee on flowers in my front yard. On the right side in this photo.


	Sheryl Q

	Have several of these bees every year in my gardens. I think they are beautiful. There were three on one plant! Notice the heavy load of pollen on the rear legs.






	Justice Landscaping

	Found this odd looking nest appear overnight in my boulder garden. I saw something inside and decided to video it to see what it was. I've never seen this type of bee...it's beautiful.


	Becca

	I've never seen a bee like this before but there have been a lot in my gardens this year. They really seem to like clover flowers and primroses.



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	bicolored striped sweat bee (Agapostemon sp.) Andrew Baita

	About Uploaded on Sep 16, 2010 a green bee shot with canon t1i and 100mm macro lens at HD 720p 30fps

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Dan W. Andree Early July 2021	Location: Norman Co. Mn. it was on a prairie flower in Norman Co. Mn. early July 2021



Margot Avey 7/8/2021	Location:Lake Harriet Trial Gardens in Minneapolis



Alfredo Colon 6/8/2021	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



Alfredo Colon 6/7/2021	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota



Evan Holmes 6/24/2018	Location: 1703 Saunders Ave St. Paul, Minnesota Saw the metallic green bee on flowers in my front yard. On the right side in this photo.



Alfredo Colon 6/17/2018	Location: Woodbury, Minnesota Very iridescent !



Sheryl Q 7/14/2016	Location: Ramsey Have several of these bees every year in my gardens. I think they are beautiful. There were three on one plant! Notice the heavy load of pollen on the rear legs.



Justice Landscaping 6/23/2016	Location: Justice Landscaping Found this odd looking nest appear overnight in my boulder garden. I saw something inside and decided to video it to see what it was. I've never seen this type of bee...it's beautiful.



Sarah B 6/18/2016	Location: Hastings, MN Found a nest in our back yard.



kellylynn 9/25/2014	Location: Owatonna mn they were all over my different asters as i have several different colors. They were also in an out if the morning glories. There were about 5 different bee species on my asters. Very beautiful green little bees.



lilley 9/7/2014	Location: Fridley, MN On the flowers of some Anise Hyssop



Becca 6/21/2014	Location: Columbia Heights, MN I've never seen a bee like this before but there have been a lot in my gardens this year. They really seem to like clover flowers and primroses



Ahme Bowen 9/12/2011	Location: Golden Valley Hi. I saw a few green bees (Agapostemon virescens) yesterday in my garden in Golden Valley



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